PlayDrama TragedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 20, 1947
Closing Date
May 15, 1948
Performances
214
PlayDrama TragedyRevivalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
National Theatre
(Oct 20, 1947 - Dec 14, 1947)
Royale Theatre
(Dec 15, 1947 - May 15, 1948)
Setting
In front of Medea's house in Corinth.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Robert Whitehead and Oliver Rea
Written by Euripides; Book adapted by Robinson Jeffers; Incidental music by Tibor Serly
Directed by John Gielgud
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Castillo; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
Business Manager: Edward Choate; Company Manager: Thomas V. Bodkin
Stage Manager: Jean Barrere; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ben Morse
Assistant to the Director: Paul Morrison; Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Press Representative: Barry Hyams; Production Associate: Virginia Bolen; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner
Judith Anderson
Medea
John Gielgud
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Florence Reed
Nurse
Richard Boone
Soldier
Jon Dawson
Soldier
Martha Downes
Attendant to Medea
Hugh Franklin
Aegeus
king of Athens
Kathryn Grill
Second Woman of Corinth
Albert Hecht
Creon
ruler of Corinth
Richard Hylton
Jason's Slave
Gene Lee
Child
Dennis McCarthy
Soldier
Don McHenry
Tutor
Grace Mills
First Woman of Corinth
Ben Morse
Soldier
Peter Moss
Child
Bobby Nick
Child
Marian Seldes
Attendant to Medea
Leone Wilson
Third Woman of Corinth
Understudy: Marian Seldes (Third Woman of Corinth)

National Theatre (Oct 20, 1947 - Dec 14, 1947)

Cast

Ludie Claire
Attendant to Medea
Martha Downs
Third Woman of Corinth
Dickinson Eastham
Soldier
George Prescott
Soldier

Royale Theatre (Dec 15, 1947 - May 15, 1948)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Assistant Stage Mgr: John Drew Devereaux

Cast

Dennis King
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Inge Adams
Attendant to Medea
John Drew Devereaux
Jason's Slave
Jerry Paris
Soldier

Tony Award®

Best Actress in a Play

1948 Winner
Judith Anderson
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